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Chris Hemsworth Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : April 25, 2019

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Short Biography

Chris Hemsworth born 11th August 1983 is an Australian Actor and a Famous TV Personality. Best known for his role in Australian TV Series “Home And Away” and as “Thor” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Chris Hemsworth Complete Bio & Career

Christopher Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983, in Melbourne, Victoria. He gained popularity in his country when playing the character of Kim Hyde in the series Home and Away -2004. Hemsworth began his acting career in small roles in various Australian series between 2002 and 2004; Marshall Law, Fergus McPhail, Guinevere Jones, The Horseshoe Club and Neighbors where he played Jamie Kane.

 In 2004 he auditioned for the role of Robbie Hunter, in the acclaimed Australian series Home and Away, but the character was given to the actor was Kim Hyde, he got, joining the cast of Home and Away and moving to Sydney to record the series. On July 3, 2007, he left the series Home and Away, to continue advancing in his career.

For his performance in Home and Away he received three nominations for the Logie Awards, winning in 2005 the Logie Most Popular New Talent. In 2006 he participated in the fifth season of the dance program Dancing with the Stars, along with his partner Abbey Ross. However, they were the sixth couple to be evicted from the contest.

In 2009 he made his American film debut, playing George Kirk the father of James T. Kirk, in the film directed by J. J. Abrams based on the Star Trek franchise; Star Trek XI with Chris Pine and other members.He also appeared in the short film Ollie Klublershturf vs the Nazis with Rachel Nichols and George Segal a thriller movie directed by David Twohy with Milla Jovovich in which he played the role of Kale, a Suspect tourist on the islands of Hawaii.

In 2010  he got  the movie Red Dawn,which was the remake of the 1984 film directed by Dan Bradley and  the story written by Jeremy Passmore and Carl Ellsworth in which he going to play the character Jed Eckert, where a group of teenagers they will prevent their people from being invaded by the Soldiers of North Korea.

In 2011 he acted in the mighty film god of thunder Thor, a role he achieved on his merit, and that made him famous worldwide. Thor is a god of Nordic and Germanic mythology, prince of Asgard and son of Odín, Thor was Directed by Kenneth Branagh, in which he will play an arrogant and vain prince. The way Chris Hemsworth got the role of Thor is one of those great Hollywood backstories that occur very rarely in life. William Ward, his representative, who had found Chris on one of his trips to Australia,

He took it to Los Angeles to do the casting for the role of Thor, but Hemsworth had not read the script and a casting director had disallowed him from the beginning for this fact. But William Ward spoke with the president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, and after the conversation, This film was released on May 6, 2011.

In 2012 he starred in the film adaptation of Marvel comics, The Avengers, where he again played the role of Thunder God Thor. Directed by Joss Whedon, tells the story of Loki. In response to the attack, Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency Shield, gathers a group of superheroes, the so-called "Avengers Initiative", to fight against the Chitauris and Loki. Hemsworth worked on this film along with actors Tom Hiddleston as Loki, with Scarlett Johansson.

The film was released on April 27 in Spain and on May 4, 2012 in the United States, beating record at the US box office during its first weekend to raise more than 200 million dollars, beating Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2 and becoming the third highest grossing film in history, behind Titanic and Avatar.

During 2012 he also made the big international screen with the super-production Snow White and the Huntsman. Hemsworth strengthened his work and his success for the next few years by signing contracts for several films,  two more parts of The Avengers. The Avengers: Age of Ultron, to give continuity to the saga, and two other agreements as Thor: The Dark World; and also theThor: Ragnarok. Hemsworth Thor: Ragnarok was arguably his best role to date. He was recently seen in Avengers: Endgame which broke various records at the Box-Office.

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Chris Hemsworth Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He was born to Craig Hemsworth and Leonie. He has an elder brother named Luke Hemsworth and a younger brother named Liam Hemsworth. He married Elsa Pataky (Spanish Model) on 26-12-2010. The couple together is blessed with a daughter named India Rose Hemsworth and a set of twin sons named Tristan Hemsworth and Sasha Hemsworth. He was in a relationship with actress Isabel Lucas.

Life's Important Dates Of Chris Hemsworth

Body Measurements

Chest Size 46
Biceps Size 17
Waist Size 33
Skin Colour White
Eye Colour Blue
Hair Colour Blonde

Personal Info

Home Town Melbourne
Nationality Australian
Religion Buddhist
Address Los Angeles, California, United States
School N/A
College Heathmont College, Victoria, Australia
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Reading
Marital Status Married
Debut Film - Star Trek (2009)
TV Show - Guinevere Jones (2002)
Best Movies Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Best Friends Chris Evans
Salary N/A
Net Worth $80 Million
Official Website N/A

Collections

Car Collections Audi Q7, Cadillac SRX, and Cadillac Escalade

Favourites

Favorite Sport Cricket and Football
Favorite Actor Chris Evans
Favorite Food Pizza

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Chris Hemsworth

  • He has lent his voice to the videogame “Thor: God of Thunder”.
  • To make a career in Hollywood, he learned American English and acting from the famous “Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors”.
  • He gained 8-10kgs for his role of Thor.
  • Hemsworth was named as one of the Cosmopolitan’s Fearless and Fun loving men in the year 2011.

Chris Hemsworth Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

40 years, 8months, 14 days old age Chris Hemsworth will turn 41 on 11 August, 2024. Only 3 months, 16 days, 13 hours,11 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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